Patent · US Expired

Addon mechanism for a control system based on a type data field

US7080353B2 · kind B2 · utility

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18References

12Claims

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Assignee

Siemens Aktiengesellschaft · DE

Inventors

Jens Ansgar Rosenberg · Nuremberg, DE
Peter Wagner · Hersbruck, DE

Key dates

Filing date	Oct 1, 2001
Grant date	Jul 18, 2006
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Mar 5, 2023

Classification

Technology area (CPC G)Physics
CPC primaryG06F9/4492
WIPO fieldComputer technology
WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

Flexible extension of a control system needs to be possible without touching the original object model and hence the control software. To this end, the invention proposes attaching data elements which contain registration information for existing and newly added tools to object data. An object type can then be instantiated selectively for the existing or new tools. This allows extensions to be instantiated subsequently without affecting the essence of the existing object model.

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